International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)   Year: 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 221-225 Improving the Students' Reading Comprehension Achievement by Using Skimming and Scanning Techniques Download PDF Kurniasari Windayani, Siti Sundari , Sugeng Ariyanto , Aan Erlyana Fardani Abstract: : Grounded by the importance of reading skill and the students'problems with reading comprehesion of texts, this research was intended to improve the students' reading comprehension achievement by using skimming and scanning techniques. The research used Classroom Action Research as the research design. The participants of the research were the VIII-C students at junior high school in Jember, East Java. Indonesia.The main data collection methods of this research were reading comprehension achievement test and observation. This research was conducted in two cycles in which each cycle covered the planning of the action, the implementation of the action, class observation and evaluation, and reflection of the action.The results of observation in cycle 1 showed that 65.16% of 31 students were categorized as active students and 61.29% of 31 students got target score ?75 in the reading comprehension test. Meanwhile, in cycle 2, the results showed that 75.81% of 31 students were categorized as active students, while 77.42% of 31 students got the target score ? 75 in the reading comprehension test. Based on the results of the research, it could be concluded that the use of skimming and scanning techniques could improve the eighth grade students' reading comprehension achievement and their active participation in the teaching learning process at junior high school Jember Indonesia. These techniques made the students active in the reading activities provided. In addition, the use of skimming helped the students to find general information of texts and scanning could help them to find the specific information of texts in the reading compehension test in the cycles.